In Denmark the wind is our mountains. Because it is so flat but the wind makes up for the hilly bits. While cycling around in Denmark I noticed that most of the bikes people are commuting on are the “sit up and beg” types. These bicycles are not really aerodynamic, as you sit up and get...
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I was training a wee lad yesterday, he was clearly getting to big for the bike, just give it a week and he would be. So I told his daddy that it would be a good time to spend some money and find a new bicycle for Jr. And half way though telling the dad what...
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Everyday I see people just blindly moving through traffic, not a care in the world. Example 1: Lady on a bike. I was cycling a fair distance behind her so I was seeing everything nice and clearly. Going down Kings Street, coming up to a bus stop and she was right next to the kerb. A...
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Today I was teaching a young girl how to cycle. After the lesson, I was checking if she had learned something today. So I asked her what the ABC check*) stood for, if she could remember the 4xBs**) and she must have heard the 3xCs***) which I explained to her mum. Because when I...
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Yesterday we lost two fellow cyclist in London. And both lost their lives because of left turning lorries. I do not know the facts, so I’m just saying this from what I have heard and seen before. Please please never go on the inside of a stopped or even a moving bendy bus or a...
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Today while training at a school the kids gave my little heart some extra workout. Kid 1: Came up and took the lane nicely for a right hand turn, but decided that he did not have to give way for oncoming traffic. And just turned right in front of a small people carrier and then...
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I was doing a parent and child Dr. Bike session the other day. The school had a “dress your bike up” day and every bike had been done up in some way. The clear winner was the “kitchen bike”. Now how cool is that :)
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I was out teaching 15 kids to cycle safely on the road over the winter break. Some of the best kids I have taught for a long time. They were all nice and quiet and on the ball. I normally have to spend much of my time with them, keeping them in line, “now...
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RLJ (Red Light Jumpers) please can you stop what you are doing and obey the highway code. What you are doing is making my job harder along with breaking the law and putting your life and others in danger. When we are at schools and teach the kids how to start and stop, we tend to...
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When teaching kids the dangers of the road, I tend to use words such as “crash” or “accident” to describe what could happen if they do not do their safety checks and pay attention to where they are going. But nearly every child I’ve taught comes out with “You are going to die!” when asked...
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We had quite a few weeks of cold weather lately, for the first time since I’ve lived here I can really say that it was winter in the UK. We are normally ready in 10 – 15min to take the kids out into the play ground or on the roads. But this time it took...
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I have been at both end of the stick when it comes to bullying when I was growing up. I’m not proud if it as I know how nasty (a very simple word for it) it is. I was out teaching the other day and witness some really bad bullying amongst the kids were were...
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